That was when Yamamoto was the Vice Admiral of the Navy. For a period of time, some nondescript people often went to the Ministry of the Navy, clamoring to see Yamamoto as soon as they entered the door.These people all wore knee-length kimonos and wooden sandals.Misatsu, the Secretary of the Ministry of the Navy who was in charge of the reception, looked at his words and looked left and right. He felt that these people were not fans of Yamamoto, so he led them into the secretary's office and wanted to hear what they wanted. There are no special requirements, and the procedures are the same, that is, first read the "Persuasion Letter" and ask Yamamoto to resign honestly.If you don't do it, there will be a "Book of Elimination of Traitors" at the back, that is, "Practice justice for the heavens and punish Yamamoto".Someone even threatened that Yamamoto would be bled the next day.

After realizing that Yamamoto's life was in danger, Shimatsu tried to get rid of these uninvited guests while notifying Yamamoto to evade as soon as possible.Yamamoto said with a firm mouth, "Even if you kill me, it's useless. I believe that even if five or even ten new deputy officers are replaced, the views and positions of the Navy will not be changed at all." Having said that, seeing people outside lined up to ask for your head, Yamamoto's heart was pounding.In the Showa era, too many soldiers and politicians died at the hands of assassins, even the Prime Minister Inukai Takeshi was killed.However, the Navy Ministry does not have a gendarmerie, so it has to rely on the police for patrol protection.Just imagine, even the guards of the prime minister's office can't save the prime minister, so what can a few policemen do?

According to the custom of the Japanese, a new loincloth should be replaced before death.During those dark days when he was threatened with death, Yamamoto had to change a loincloth almost every day.For this reason, he also wrote a suicide note in advance, and secretly hid it in the safe of the Admiralty of the Navy. If he hadn't been in charge of the United Fleet, Yamamoto's loincloth might have come in handy.After that, he didn't have this kind of worry anymore - the naval commander could work on the naval ship, and no matter how ruthless the assassin was, he couldn't get mixed up on the warship.

Yamamoto breathed a long sigh of relief, smiled and said to the adjutant: "Look, the title 'Sir' (Commander of the United Fleet) is not bad, and it is quite popular. The Navy's 'deputy officer' is nothing but a senior servant." It's just work." Although Yamamoto's own personal safety was guaranteed, the debate over the Japan-Germany alliance was not over, and it was still developing in a direction completely opposite to his wishes. On September 1, 1939, the day Yamamoto became the commander of the United Fleet, Germany suddenly sent troops to Poland.Only three weeks later, Poland as a whole fell.

In 1940, the blitzkrieg of the German army became more powerful. In a very short period of time, they successively captured a number of countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, and forced the British and French troops to retreat from Dunkirk. In a world devoid of morality, what everyone pays attention to is usually a principle, that is, "come with your shoulders on your shoulders when you gain power, and leave without your arms when you lose power".Now that Germany is so powerful, the Japanese are dumbfounded. In Showa era Japan, the government was nothing more than a rubber stamp, and it was the army that controlled this stamp.Since it was possible to follow Germany to take advantage of it, the Army held the idea that "Japan cannot fall behind" and took advantage of the wind, constantly pushing the government to negotiate with Germany and Italy in order to negotiate and sign the Triple Alliance Treaty.

Prior to this, the navy and army had been divided.Yamamoto, the former Minister of the Navy (Minister of the Sea) Mitsumasa Yonei, and Naomi Inoue, the Director of Military Affairs of the Navy Ministry, are known as the "troika" of the Navy's pro-British and American faction.These three people blatantly opposed the army, which became an important reason why Japan was unable to form an alliance with Germany. By 1940, the "troika" had fallen apart.Minai resigned from the position of Marine Minister, and Inoue was also transferred to the Chinese battlefield as the Chief of Staff of the Fleet.In the high-level navy, the only one who can speak is Yamamoto.

Prior to the signing, the current Marine Minister and Kawako Shiro held a naval summit meeting in Tokyo.Different from the "Troika", Oikawa is a person who believes in "peace is the most important thing, and patience is the most important thing".Someone teased him, saying that even if a biting dog came at him, Oikawa would make a detour to avoid it. Of course, such a person would be better off with one thing more than one thing less, and he is even more unwilling to continue to quarrel with the army.After all, everyone is a civil servant working for the emperor, and you have three meals a day, so why bother with those idleness?

The navy meeting hosted by Oikawa was called soliciting opinions. It was actually a compromise with the army to clear the way for the signing of the contract. Therefore, before full discussion, he set the tone in advance: "If the navy continues to oppose the alliance, it will inevitably cause the government to The general resignation of the cabinet, as the Navy, cannot bear such a heavy responsibility, I hope you will best express your approval." As soon as these words were thrown out, it was clear that they were only allowed to raise their hands and not allowed to speak.Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't dare to speak.Seeing this situation, Yamamoto first stood up and said: "When I was the Vice Minister of the Navy, I saw the import plan of military supplies. 80% of it came from the United Kingdom and the United States. If an alliance treaty with Germany and Italy is concluded, this source will definitely be lost. , How can we make up for this loss then?"

Oikawa was indifferent after hearing this, and just kept repeating what he said, that is, opinions can be reserved, and hands can still be raised as usual. Is Yamamoto's concern justified?Of course it makes sense, but most of the bureaucrats present at the meeting are similar to Oikawa, and belong to the type of monks who beat the clock for a day.Like Yamamoto, how many serious masters can there be who demand to land on the ground one by one even if they drop bricks and tiles?So under the leadership of Oikawa, the meeting quickly showed a one-sided trend, and Yamamoto became a loner. After the meeting, Oikawa expressed his apology to Yamamoto: "It is a matter of necessity. The government and the emperor have already made a decision on the alliance of the three countries. We can only execute the order. Please forgive me."

It's good that Yamamoto didn't listen to this, but he was even angrier when he heard it: "Is a forgiveness enough?" On September 27, 1940, representatives of the governments of Germany, Italy and Japan formally signed the Triple Alliance Treaty in Berlin. Japan chose to ally with Germany, not really wanting to turn against the United States immediately.On the contrary, it is to stimulate the United States and force the other party to get closer to itself-you see, I met someone who is more handsome than you, so hurry up and throw a wink at him. Unexpectedly, the United States not only did not wink, but also silently hated Japan.In the eyes of Americans, Britain and European countries are the most closely related buddies. You may not be able to see it at ordinary times. You often see them bickering and arguing. I drink porridge, you drink porridge and I drink water." The true feelings are revealed. How can this be compared to Japan?

Germany is the sworn enemy of Britain and France, and now that Japan has become an ally with Germany, the United States will naturally not have any good feelings for Japan.American newspapers at the time declared that "Japan has made a policy decision to be our enemy." The eyes of the American people looking at the Japanese are getting colder day by day, and the measures of the material embargo are becoming more and more stringent. Yamamoto's worries are gradually becoming a reality. Yamamoto wrote angrily in a letter to his classmates: "It is too late to feel the pressure of the United States now! Isn't this just like a primary school student who only wants to have fun for a while and acts blindly?" However, when he said these words, Yamamoto actually had another thought in his heart.